Stenciling machine



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STENCILING MACHINE.

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LE ROY CJVAN GORDEN 2,295,979

STENGILING MACHINE Sept. 15, 1942.

Filed Aug. 30, 1939 9 Sheets-Sheet Leroy C. Van, Go rel/e71,

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STENCILING MACHINE Filed Aug. 30, 1939 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 Leroy C. V001 G0 71(1671 Patented Sept. 15, 1 942 STENCILING momma Le Roy 0. Van Gorden, Franklinville, N. J., as-

signor to Kimble Glass Company, Vineland,

N. 1., a corporation of Illinois Application August 30, 1939, Serial No. 292,730 13 Claims. (o1. 101-123) The present invention relates to a stenciling machine, and more particularly to a machine for printing designs, letters, or similar characters on cylindrical glassware.

In certain types of glass articles suchv as those used for stirring beverages, the articles are formed from glass rods or tubing, and, in some cases, are provided at one end thereof with a spoon-like portion. In steneiling or transferring printed matter on these articles it is desirable that the matter be placed thereon uniformly, that is, that its relation to the spoon portion be the same ,on all the articles of a quantity made at one time. It is also desirable that the printed matter bear the same relation to the axis of the rod on all of the articles stenciled.

It is, therefore, one of the objects of the present invention so to position the articles that the printed matter will always appear in the same relation to the spoon portion of the rod or to the axis thereof.

It is a further object of the invention to rotate the glassware in timed relation to its travel with respect to the stencil so that a rolling of the ware with respect to the stencil is effected.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel form of conveyor means for positioning the ware or tubes in-underlying relation to the stencil.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an efi'icient wiper device for forcing ink through the stencil.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing operation of the wiper except when ware is positioned directly under the stencil.

Other objects will beapparent from the follow- "ing description of the machine illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a'partial front elevation of themachine, the parts shown being the upper half" of the machine;

Fig. 1a is a partial front elevation of the machine, the lower half thereof being shown;

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation showing the upper part of the machine;

Fig. 2a is a partial side elevation of the lower half of the machine;

4 Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a turning mechanism for positioning the spoon portion ofa glass stirring rod;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the turning mechanism' illustrated in Fig. '3;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

tion of the mechanism for rolling the ware in contact with the stencil;

Fig. 7 is a top plan fragmentary view of one of the pair of rolling mechanisms shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a section taken online 3-8 of Fig. 6; "Fig. 9 is a side view partly in section of one of the ware rolling supporting discs;

Fig. 10 is a section taken on line lll'lll of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged section taken on line ll--il of Fig. 4:

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary front elevation of a modified form of the latch release operator;

Figs. 13 and 14 are front and side views, re-

spectively, of a modification of the wiper; and

Figs. 15 and 16 are front and side views, respectively, of a modified form of the 'means for adjusting vertically the wiper support.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the machine is supported on a base frame 2| having a table portion 22 secured thereto. Fixed to the frame 2| by means of bolts 23 is a subframe 24. Fastened to the sub-frame 24 are Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front elevamg guides or ways for a vertically reciprocable frame 29. Also secured to the sub-frame 24 are bearings Ill and 32, in which are journaled shafts 33 and 34, respectively.

Keyed or otherwise fixed to shaft 33 is a pulley 35 driven by means of a V-belt 36 from the motor 31 supported by cross-beams 38 and 39.

Pinion 4| on shaft 33 meshes with gear 42 fixed on shaft 34, to which shaft are also fixed three cams-:43, 44, and 45, the purpose of which will be explained hereinafter.

. 'The machine may be stated as having four principal functions, viz., (1) elevation and transfer of the glass articles; (2) rotation of the articles with respect to the stencil; (3) operation of the stencil and wiper; and (4) position of the ware before printing. The operation of the machine will be described in the order of the functions referred to.

Transfer and elevation of articles Bolted to frame 29 are a pair of members 46 in which are journaled guide rollers 41. Members 48, 49 on which are mounted angle rollers 5l are also secured to frame 29. These rollers serve to guide av horizontally reciprocable bed designated at 52on which are mounted racks 53 which serve to transfer articles as well as to support the ware turning mechanism to be described in detailhereinafter.

Bed 62 has secured to its under side a pair of angle plates 54 between which roller 65 is disposed. This roller is journaled in the upper end of arm 66, the latter being fast on shaft 61 mounted in bearings 58, these bearings in turn being supported by frame 24. Also secured to shaft 61 is a second arm 69 having a follower 61 at the. lower end thereof cooperating with cam 44. Cam 44 is of such form that arm 59 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 1a, a spring 62 being employed to return it to normal position when the follower engages the lower part of cam 44. Theoscillation of arm 59 imparts a similar oscillation to arm 66 so that bed 52 will be reciprocated horizontally.

Secured to frame 29 for vertical reciprocation therewith is a cross piece 63-having a cam follower 64 at the lower end thereof riding on cam 43. The upper end of the frame 29 is attached to member .46 and depending flanges 65 on bed 52 cooperate with rollers 41, 5| so that, when the frame 29 is reciprocated vertically, the bed 52 and rack 53 carrying the ware rotating mechanism are also vertically reciprocated.

The mechanism thus far described indicates,

generally that rack 63 is first elevated by means of cam 43, and then moved horizontally to the left by means of cam 44 and arms 56, 59, as seen in Fig. 1, after which it is lowered when the low part of cam 43 underlies roller 64, and is then returned in a right hand direction to its first position by the spring 62. I

It will be seen from Fig. 1 that rack 53 is provided with a series of spaced V-shaped notches 66. A second rack 61 is provided with a series of similarly spaced V-shaped notches 68. While rack 53 is adapted to be reciprocated both vertically and horizontally, rack 61, on the other hand, is stationary being fixed to standards 69, the latter being secured to bed 22. In Fig. 2 it will be seen that there are a pair of racks 53 and a pair of racks 61 spaced a distance somewhat less than the length of the cylindrical ware upon which the printing matter is to be transferred.

Glass rods are fed to rack 61 from the right end of the machine in Fig. 1, either by a suitable hopper or by the machine operator. The racks 53 are reciprocated horizontally a distance equal substantially to the distance between successive notches therein. Thus it will be seen that as racks 53 are elevated they will lift the ware from rack 61. Then as racks 53 move to the left, they carry the ware a distance equal to the distance between successive notches. As racks 53 are lowered, the glass rods will rest in notches in racks 61. When racks 53 are moved to the right, they are in a lowered position so that the glass rods are not moved thereby, but on the next elevation the ware is again elevated and then transferred horizontally the distance between the recesses. Hence it will be seen that on successive reciprocations of the racks 53 the glass rods are moved successively from one notch to the next adjacent notch on racks 61.

Ware rotating mechanism Fixed to the racks 53 by means of machine screws H are bearing plates 12 in which are journaled stub shafts 13, 14, to which are fixed pinions 15, 16, and 11. Bolted to frame 29 is a bracket 18 to which is fixed a stationary rack 19. This rack meshes with pinion 15 so that, when the rack 53 is reciprocated horizontally, pinion 16 is rotated. The rotation of this pinion in turn pinion 11 is a pair of pinions 8|, 82 to which are secured live rollers 83 adapted to form supports by the live rollers 83. Then, as the racks 63 are provide for the desired adjustment.

is imparted to pinions 16 and 11. Meshing with moved to the left in Fig. 1, the glass articles are rotated, it being evident thatpinion 15 engaging stationary rack 19 will rotate the supporting rollers 93. The several pinions in the rotating mechanism are so designed that the glass stirrer will have a rolling action with respect to the stencil positioned above the racks, that is, there will be no relative sliding movement between the surface of the stirrer and the face of the stencil. It is to be noted that the article supported by rollers 83 is positioned in a horizontal plane somewhat higher than that in which articles supported in notches 66 are disposed. The purpose of this arrangement will be apparent from further 4 Stencil 86, which consists of silk screen having a gelatinoi's coating, portions of which are removed to form designs or letters, is secured to the under side of an ink pan 86. This pan in turn is fastened to a pair of spaced L-shaped arms 81 pivotally connected at 86 and 89 to parallel arms 9i, each of the latter being pivotally mounted on rods 92. The rods 92 are supported in bearings 93 on standard 94, the latter being secured-to bed 22. The mounting for the ink pan 5 is pantographic so that the stencil always remains in a horizontal position.

Fastened to the slidable bed 52 is a yoke 96 cooperating with the mounting on which is supported the wiper element 96. The wiper is thus adapted to follow reciprocation of bed 52. Cam

45 on shaft 34 cooperates with the follower 91 on slide member 98, the latter being guided by way 7 99 secured to sub-frame 24. Slide 98 has a relatively long horizontal upper face serving to act as a guide for roller IOI at the lower end of bracket I02 on which is pivotally mounted arm I03 forming part of the support for the wiper element 96.

The wiper consists of, a flexible strip or squeegee 96 held in a clamp I04 by means of suitable screws I05, the clamp in turn being secured to a plate I06 slidably mounted in block I01 on arm I08. Block I01 is provided with an elongated opening I09 whereby suitable adjustment of the strip with respect to the block may be made by means of screws III. As will be seen in Fig. 2, the wiper is adapted to be adjusted vertically as well as horizontally with respect to the block. there being a sufficient number of screws III to Arm I01 is secured to arm I03, the latter being supported by bracket II2 fixed to post I02. Post I02, on the other hand, is constrained to move with yoke which, as stated before, is fastened to bed 52. Thus, it will be seen that the wiper is reciprocated horizontally with the bed 52 and rack 53, while the stencil 86 is relatively stationary. The wiper is reciprocated vertically by cam 45 being normally held above thestencil in spaced relation thereto.

In Fig. 2 it will be seen that arm H3 is pivotally s'upported on rod 92 but is, however, fixed to arm 9| to be rocked therewith. Secured to arm H3 and pivoted thereto at I14 is a second arm II5 apertured to receive pin II6 on arm II3. Spring II'I interposed between arm II6 2,395,979 and washer H3 on pin II3 normally urges the arms together, but is adapted to yield when rocking of the arms together is resisted. The lower end of arm H3 is provided with a flat face I13- engaging roller I2I on latch I22. The latch is journaled in bearing I23 on slide 33. The upper end of the latch forms a' pawl engageablewith a notch I24 in plate I23 fastened to slide 33.

Normally the stencil screen is lowered sulficiently so that the wiper strip 33 is spaced from' the screen. The ware or stirrers, when elevated by the live rollers 33, will lift the screen to contact the wiper, the latter being lowered at this time by cam 43. The position of the screen may be adjusted for various sizes of ware by wheel I23 and worm I21 which elevates or lowers'the rods 32 by means of nut I23 secured to the pan supporting slide I23, thus fixing the lower limit of the screen. A counterweight I33 is connected to arm 3| to provide for easy elevation of the ink pan. When the ware lifts the screen, arms -II3 and II3'are rocked therewith be noted that the wiper is positioned directly over the ware as the latter rolls in contact with the stencil and. that the wiper and ware maintain this relation at all times during the transfer of ink to the ware.

As stated hereinbefore, the ware supported by rollers 33 is at a somewhat higher level than that in the notches 33. If for some reason there is no ware in the support formed by the rollers .33, the ink pan will not be engaged and will therefore remain in its lowermost position. This position is such that the ware in notches 33 will not rise sufficiently to raise the stencil screen.

Hence, the latch I22 will not be released and the screen will remain above the were in notches 33 but spaced therefrom so that there will be no engagement of the remaining ware and the screen. Likewise the screen will not be elevated to engage wiper strip 33, thus inhibiting passage of ink through the screen. By so con+ trolling the elevation and lowering of the screen, there is no waste of ink and smudging in subsequent transfers is obviated.

The ink pan is removably supported in a, pair of opposite'channels I3I on arm 31, belngheld therein by screws I32. It is apparent that the screen may be removed for cleaning or replaced by another screen when desired.

Ware turning mechanism When the stirrers to which designs are to be transferred are provided with a spoon portion at one end thereof, it is desirable that they be positioned in the racks in the same relation to Journaled in bracket I34 is a shaft I33 portion I4I adapted to mesh with segment I33. A portion of plunger I33 is also made hollow to accommodate a clamp operating rod I42 to which isfixed a collar I 43. Pivoted at I44 near the end of plunger I33 is a clamping finger I44'having a, cam portion I43 thereon adapted to be engaged by the end of operating rod I42. Plunger I33 and rod I33 have attached thereto collars I43, I41, respectively. Springs I43, I43 are interposed between collars I43, I41, and the bracket I3 Pivoted at I3I to sub-frame I33 is a rocker I32 having a roller I33 at one end thereof cooperating with cam I34. lhis cam is on shaft I33 which may be an extension of shaft 34. At the upper end of rocker I32/is a roller I33 cooperating with flange I31 on collar I43 to move plunger I33 to the left as seen in Fig. 4. A lateral lug "Won the rocker accommodates an adjustable screw I33. Pivoted at I3I on the bracket is a forked lever I32 having a furcated portion I33 at its upper end and a roller I34 at its lower end, this roller normally abutting screw I33.

, As will be seen in Figs. 3 and v i, there is bolted to bed 32 a plate I33 to which is pivotally connected a'link I33, the other end of which is pivotally connected .to arm I31. Shaft I33 is journaled in bearings I33 secured to the side of subframe I33, arm I31 being fastened to one end of this shaft. At the other end of shaft I33 there is fixed thereto a slide piece In forming a guide for T-head I12 at one end of connecting link I13. The other end of this linkis plvotally connected to arm I14 fixed on shaft I33. With this arrangement it will be obvious that when bed 32 is reciprocated horizontally, arm I14 will be rocked resulting in oscillation of segment I33 and plunger I33.

In the operation of the ware turning mechanism, plunger I33 is retracted and then advanced toward a spoon resting on racks 31. The end of the plunger is beveled and concave, as shown at I13 in Fig. 11. As the plunger is advanced the concave end is turned with its concave face presented in a downward direction. Then as the concavity overlies the spoon end, ,the bed 52 moves to the right, rack 33being positioned below rack 31. At the same time plunger I33 ls rotated to right the spoon and so that theconcave face thereof is presented upwardly. While the plunger alone is capable of righting most types of spoons, finger I44 supplements the concave face of the plunger by clamping the spoon to the plunger. This finger is normally held in clamp ing position by a spring I13, but, when lever I32 is rocked by spring I43, the operating god is 'moved forwardly to release the fingefand permit retraction of the plunger without drawing the stirrer from the racks. It is apparent that spring I43 advances collar I43 and plunger I33 to which the collar is fixed until the collar abuts the forward bearing in bracket I34. Rocker I32 continues its forward movement thereafter to rock lever I32. It is to be understood that the cam I34 is so designed that reciprocation of the plunger and release of the clamping finger are timed to right the spoon previously to its transfer to the rollers 33.

One means for securing the live rollers 33 to gears 3|, 82 is shown in Figs.9 and 10. Gears 3| and 32 are drilled to receive the shaft I11 of roller 33, the shaft being tapped, as at I13, to receivescrew I13 having a conical end IN. A keyway I32 in the. gear and aperture I33 in the pintle receive ball I34. It is apparent that the of the screw the gear may be loosened to adjust I the live roller with respect to the gear.

In Fig. 12 a modified form of the latch operating arm is illustrated. Arm 3' is adapted to engage latch I22 and is secured to collar I05 mounted loosely on rod 92. A second collar I88 is fixed to rod 92, to which is also fastened the arms of the ink pan. It will be seen that collar I85 is notched at I81 to receive a cam portion I88 on collar I 86 and that the collar I85 is normally urged toward collar I88 by spring I89 abutting collar I85 and washer I9| fixed to rod 92. Thus a yielding connection between rod 92 and arm I I3 is provided.

In Figs. 13 and 14 there is shown a modifica-- tion of the wiper device. In this form the wiper is vertical andis provided with a yieldable mounting to regulate the pressure of the wiper on the screen. The wiper strip 96' is held in clamp I04, the latter being held on plate I92 by a pin and slot connection as shown at I93, I94. Plate I92 is fixed to rod I08 suitably supported by arm I03. Clamp I 04' is provided at its sides with rollers i96 which are guided by ways I91 on plate I92. A threaded bore in upstanding bearing I98 accommodates an exteriorly threaded sleeve I99 having a knurled head 20I thereon. Guide rod 202 is secured to clamp I04 and passes through sleeve I99. Spring I95 surrounding the guide rod abuts against the threaded sleeve and the clamp to urge the wiper downwardly as far as the pin and slot connection permits. Pressure on spring I95 may be adjusted by turning sleeve I99 so that the wiper will yield when the screen is pressed thereagainst, it being apparent that, depending rectly over said ware while the'ware is moved in engagement with the stencil.

2. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan,

counterbalancing means for said pan, means for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil andv lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, and a horizontally reciprocable carrier for supporting and rolling said ware in contact with said stencil, said wiper being horizontally reciprocable and positioned directly over said ware while the ware is being rolled.

3. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan, means forelevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, a pair of spaced supports for the ware, each of said supports comprising a pair of adjacent rollers, means for moving said supports and said wiper transversely with respect to the axis of the ware, said wiper being positioned directly over the ware while the ware is in engagement with said stencil, and means for positively rotating said rollers during said transverse movement.

4. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil,

' means for pivotally supporting said ink pan,

on the compression of the spring, the Wiper will brush more or less ink through the screen.

In Figs. 15 and 16 a modified'form of adjustment for the wiper is illustrated. It will be seen that post I02 supports bracket 203, the latter having a guideway in which slide 204 is mounted for vertical adjustment. Slide 204 is provided with a horizontal guide on which is slidably mounted block 205 adapted to be adjusted horizontally thereon. Slide 204 has formed therewith a lateral apertured portion 206 accommodating an adjusting screw 20'! at the upper end of which is a hand wheel 208 fixed to the screw. Block 205 is adjustable horizontally by means of a screw 209 threaded in slide 204 and having hand wheel 2I0 thereon. Arm I03 is fixed to block 205. It is apparent that the wiper is ad--' justable both horizontally and vertically to position the wiper for various sizes of ware and stencils.

While the invention has been illustrated in some detail and with respect to a particular embodiment thereof, it is not intended that its operation and parts be limited to the steps and parts described, but is susceptible of modification within the terms of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan, means for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, a pair of supports for the ware, each of said supports comprising a pair of adjacent rollers, and means for moving said supports transversely with respect to the axis of the ware, said wiper being positioned dimeans for elevating the ware to engage the underside of' said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, a pair of spaced supports for the ware, each of said supports comprising a pair of adjacent rollers, means for moving said supports and said wiper transversely with respect to the axis of the ware, said wip'er being positioned directly over the ware while the ware is in engagement with said stencil, gearing for rotating said rollers, and a stationary toothed rack engageable with said gearing for rotating said gears during said transverse movement.

5. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan, means for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, means for rolling said ware in contact with said stencil, said wiper being positioned directly over said ware while the ware is being rolled, means for maintaining said wiper in an elevated position out of engagement with the stencil, and means responsive to engagement of the ware with said stencil for releasing said last-mentioned means to permit lowering of the wiper into engaging relation with said stencil.

6. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for' pivotally supporting said ink pan, means for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, means for rolling said ware in contact with said stencil, said wiper being positioned directly over said ware while the ware is being rolled, means for elevating the wiper, latch means for maintaining said wiper in elevated position and out of engagement with the stencil, and means responsive to engagement 7. In a machine for printing on cylindrical. glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereon anda wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan, means for elevating the ware to engage .the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into ,engagement with said wiper, means for rolling said warein contact with said stencil, said wiper being positioned directly over said ware while the ware is being rolled, means" for elevating the wiper, latch means eng'ageable with said wiper elevating means to maintain said wiper in elevated position out of engagement with said stenoil, and means operatedby movement of the stencil toward said wiper for releasing said latch means onlyvwhen saidstencil is lifted by ware engaging the stencil.

8. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, anink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan,

.rneans for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, a pair of spaced supports for the ware, each of said supports comprising a reciprocating notched bar, a pair of spaced. supplemental supports on said bars having means for rotating ware on the supplemental supports, and means for successively advancing ware on said bars'from notch to notch andto the supplemental supports.

9. In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan-having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil,

, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan,

means for-advancing the ware to engage said stencil including a pair of parallel stationary notched racks and a pair of movable notched racks parallel to the stationary racks, means for reciprocating said movable racks both horizontally and vertically to advance the ware from one hatch to anadjacent notch on the stationary rack, and means on one of said racks for supporting and rotating the ware.

10.-In a machine for printing on cylindrical glass ware, an ink pan having a stencil thereonand a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, means for pivotally supporting said ink pan, means for elevating the ware to engage the underside of said stencil and lift the stencil into engagement with said wiper, a pair of spaced supports for the ware, each of said supports comprising a reciprocating notched bar, a pair of spaced supplemental, supports on said bars having means for rotating ware on the supplemental supports, and means for successively advancing rolling engagement with said stencil.

Ware on said bars from notch to notch and to the supplemental supports, said supplemental supports being disposed in a plane higher than that cylindrical portion at the end thereof, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, a reciprocable plunger having its end bevelled to engage the non-cylindrical portion of the ware, means supported on the machine for moving said plunger axially away from and out of engaging relation with the ware, means for moving said plunger into engagement with the ware, means for thereafter rotating the plunger to turn the ware to a predetermined position with respect to said stencil, and means for thereafter moving said ware to bring the cylindrical portion of the ware into rolling engagement with said stencil.

12. In a machine for printing on glass ware having a cylindrical handle portion and a noncylindrical portion at the end thereof, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for said plunger and cooperating withsaid beveled end to engage the non-cylindrical portion of the ware, means for moving said plunger and said clamping means into engagement with th 'ware, means supported on the machine for moving said plunger axially away from and out of engaging relation with the ware, means for thereafter rotating the plunger to turn the ware to a predetermined position with respect to said stencil, and means for the-eafter moving said ware to bring the cylindrical portion of the ware into 13. In a machine for printing on glass war having a, cylindrical handle portion and a noncylindrical portion at the end thereof, an ink pan having a stencil thereon and a wiper for forcing ink through said stencil, a transfer and ware supporting mechanism including a pair of stationary notched racks and a pair of notched bars, said bars being movable horizontally'in a plane above said racks to roll the ware supported thereon and movablehorizontally in the opp site direction and in a'plane below said racks to deposit ware on said racks, means engageable with the-non-cylindricalportion of the ware for turn- 

